Order of Business
The business for the week was proposed, including motions on a rota swap, data protection regulations and official languages regulations, and the House agreed the day's and Wednesday's business.
The business this week shall be as set out in the report of the Business Committee, dated 19 September 2019.
On today's business, it is proposed that No. 17, motion re parliamentary questions rota swop - Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport and Department of Education and Skills, No. 18, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Data Protection Act 2018 (section 60(6)) (Central Bank of Ireland) Regulations 2019, referral to committee, and No.19, motion re proposed approval by Dáil Éireann of the Official Languages Act 2003 (Public Bodies) Regulations 2019, referral to committee, all be taken without debate, with any division demanded on the motion re parliamentary questions rota swop to be taken immediately.
Regarding Wednesday's business, it is proposed that No. 19a, motion re statement of Estimates for the Houses of the Oireachtas shall be taken without debate, with any division demanded thereon to be taken immediately and No. 42, statements on public service cards, shall conclude within 80 minutes.
Statements shall be confined to a single round for a Minister or Minister of State and the main spokespersons for parties and groups, or a Member nominated in their stead, and shall not exceed five minutes each. Each party and group in opposition shall have five minutes each for questions and answers, with a five-minute response by the Minister or Minister of State. All Members may share time.
